Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-13
LOCAL INTELLIGEN CE.
II WIGHT have Been expected.

The result of the game between the Alta
and the GREENWOOD & Moran Baseball
Clubs at San Francisco last Sunday might
have been anticipated if it was known
beforehand that Lovett, the new
pitcher, would occupy the box for
the Atlas during the entire game
anticipated to the extent, at least, that the
Oakland club would win, though it would
not have been expected that the nine,
though notably poor at the bat, would fall
down to the extent of not making a run !;
that was something the pitcher had only
one-ninth interest in. 1t was well known
that Lovett had not played ball since last
fall, and since his arrival in Sacramento he
had very little practice, with his catcher or
other members of the club, as he was here
but one week, and on Friday and Saturday
the rain prevented his having any work. To
expect man. though he might be the best
box man in the world, to pitch throughout
a game against such nine as that opposed
to the Atlas on Sunday, or any other nine
of the League, was asking far too much.
He should not have been put in the box at
all, or at most for not more than one or
two innings. tits understood that he does
not claim to be a wonderful pitcher, but
merely pretty good one, able to do his
share toward winning if well supported.
He was not well supported on Sunday, he
was stranger, on strange grounds, playing
before an immense assemblage, and, accord
ing to the unanimous verdict OF the San
Francisco press against the umpire as well
as the GREENWOOD e. Morans. 1t is to his
credit that he did no kicking" but per-
formed his work as best he could, and if
toward the close of the game he was too
rr-aol~ tn yor1ff hn h 0dq from hat
ting him all over the field, it was not his
fault. He will probably do better work at
his next trial, but really cannot be ex-
pected to fully be in trim and to be &C
quainted with his fellow-players until after
a months practice. The disposition TO
throw so much of the blame upon
him for losing the game is not
lust and proper. He is a stranger,
who has not boosted of ability, his conduct
while here has been quiet and gentle
manly, and heshould be given a chance"
He may not be able to fill the require
ments of his position in the nine, and he
may prove TO be an acquisition. There is
one thing that is being overlooked by Sac
ramento baseball people. The other mines
of the League have been strengthened as
much as possible from the great quantity
of material available at San Francisco,
year. This is to some extent attributable
TO the desire of many to make the latter a
home nine, composed of Sacramento
boys" u would be good idea if it could
be carried out but the club is expected to
hold its own with others in the League,
and if it cannot make the games interest
ing, but calmly accepts the position of
target carrier, the public interest will flag
to such an extent that the games will
cease to be profitable to the players. The
public pay for amusement in the field, as
they would to see theatrical entertain
ment. Sacramento may be able to furnish
material for a frst-class theatrical COM
pany, but the probability is that to make
the company attractive some members
might have to be procured abroad. Chi
cago, St Louis, New York, etc., do not find
it out ofthe way to procure ball-players
from outside their limits, and generally
when they get them they assign positions
and keep the men in them without chang
ing about.